Raoiella

Raoiella is a genus of mite belonging to the family Tenuipalpidae.

Behaviour

Raoiella mites are herbivorous and feed on plants from various families. They feed by inserting their stylets through plant stomata, thus bypassing the plant's mechanical defenses.

Species

• Raoiella indica <small>Hirst, 1924</small>, the red palm mite
• Raoiella australica <small>Womersley, 1940</small>
• Raoiella macfarlanei <small>Pritchard & Baker, 1958</small>
• Raoiella pandanae <small>Mohanasundaram, 1989</small> (Tamil-Nadu)
• Raoiella phoenica <small>Smith-Meyer, 1979</small> (Sudan)
• Raoiella shimapana <small>Smith-Meyer, 1979</small> (Transvaal)

References

Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog: Tenuipalpidae